The Menuhin Century

~ Release by Yehudi Menuhin (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Annotation

A collection of 80 CDs, 11 DVDs, and a hardcover book. The collection includes the various individual boxed releases of the Menuhin Century series, plus an 11-DVD set that is not available separately. As per the book, the box numbering is:

Box 1: Unpublished Recordings and Rarities (https://musicbrainz.org/release/1a9509df-3561-4f69-8cdd-adc7d9b25e14)
Box 2: The Historic Recordings (https://musicbrainz.org/release/4e15b7b3-57f8-4037-91b1-c9e8f76f312a)
Box 3: Live Performances and Festival Recordings (https://musicbrainz.org/release/c19db8de-5874-4698-a3f9-dac30680a728)
Box 4: The Complete Recordings with Hephzibah Menuhin (https://musicbrainz.org/release/21e5ef1c-6283-4f6e-a710-b288587abbb4)
Box 5: The Virtuoso & His Landmark Recordings (https://musicbrainz.org/release/99af0a3b-7c36-439d-8d55-5b286c0e2b72)
Box 6: Menuhin on Film 1947-1997

While the set is also listed as "The Menuhin Century - Luxury Edition" on various sites, the title used for this release is the one given by Warner Classics.

Annotation last modified on 2021-01-10 10:47 UTC.

Tracklist

1CD: 1929-1931 Bach: Sonata, BWV 1005 / Beethoven: Sonata no. 1 / Bruch: Concerto no. 1
2CD: 1932-1936 Tartini / Wieniawski / Bach / Nováček / Dvořák / Ravel / Kreisler / Beethoven
3CD: 1938-1945 Locatelli / Schumann / Handel / Scott / Nin / Bach / Dvořák / Bartók / Paganini
4CD: 1947-1950 Lalo: Symphonie espagnole / Paganini: La campanella
5CD: 1952-1953 Chausson: Poème / Mendelssohn: Concerto in D minor
6CD: 1953-1956 Mozart: Concerto, K. 219 / Sonatas, K. 454 & K. 526
7CD: 1956-1958 Brahms: The Sonatas
8CD: Recitals with Gerald Moore: 1947, 1953, 1964 Wieniawski / Dvořák / Kreisler / Bartók
9CD: Recitals with Gerald Moore: 1953, 1956, 1968 Schubert / Corelli / Sarasate / Ravel / Debussy
10CD: 1959-1960 Tchaikovsky: Concerto / Beethoven: Romances / Delibes / Paganini
11CD: 1961 Bach: The Sonatas for violin & harpsichord (I)
12CD: 1961 Bach: The Sonatas for violin & harpsichord (II)
13CD: 1963 Schubert: Octet
14CD: 1965-1966 Mozart: Piano Quartets / Sonata, K. 303
15CD: 1966-1968 Schubert: String Quintet / String Trio, D. 471
16CD: 1956-1970 Fauré: Piano Quartet no. 1 / Sonata no. 1 / Copland: Sonata
17CD: 1971-1976 Viotti: Concertos nos. 16 & 22 / Bruch: Concerto no. 2
18CD: 1978-1979 Corelli: 12 Sonatas, op. 5 (I)
19CD: 1978-1979 Corelli: 12 Sonatas, op. 5 (II)
20CD: 1980 Brahms: The Viola Sonatas
21CD: Violin and harp recital: 1980 Pollini / Spohr / Boieldieu / Wilm / Rossini
22CD: 1983 Leclair: Concertos, op. 7 nos 1 & 5 / Tartini: Concertos, D. 12 & D. 36
23CD: Elgar: Concerto / La Capricieuse
24CD: Bach: Sonata no. 1 / Partitas nos. 1 & 2
25CD: Bach: Sonatas nos. 2 & 3 / Partita no. 3 / Concerto, BWV 1041
26CD: Complete Recordings with Enescu: Bach / Dvořák / Paganini / Wieniawski
27CD: Complete Recordings with Enescu: Mozart: Concertos
28CD: Complete Recordings with Enescu: Mendelssohn / Lalo / Chausson
29CD: Schumann: Concerto / Mozart: Concerto, K. 281 / Liberation of Paris Concert, 1944 / 1st Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1949
30CD: Menuhin in Moscow, 1945: Bach: Double Concerto with David Oistrakh / Saint-Saëns / Wieniawski / Sarasate / Tchaikovsky / Dvořák / Kreisler / Bartók
31CD: Complete Recordings with Furtwängler: Concertos: Beethoven / Mendelssohn
32CD: Complete Recordings with Furtwängler: Concertos: Brahms / Bartók (no. 2)
33CD: Complete Recordings with Furtwängler: Beethoven: Concerto / Romances
34CD: Bartók: Sonatas
35CD: Walton: Sonata / Concertos (violin, viola)
36CD: Martin: Polyptyque / Ballade / Harris: Sonata
37CD: Concertos: Berkeley / Williamson / Panufnik
38CD: Bloch: Abodah / Suites / Finney: Fantasy / Somers: Solo Violin / Ben-Haim: Sonata
39CD: “West meets East” with Ravi Shankar
40CD: “Jealousy” with Stéphane Grappelli
41CD: Carnegie Hall, 1940 (I): Concertos: Bach (BWV 1042) / Brahms
42CD: Carnegie Hall, 1940 (II): Paganini: Concerto no. 1 / Encores
43CD: Prades, 1955 (Eugene Istomin, Pablo Casals): Brahms: Trios nos. 1 & 2
44CD: Prades, 1955 & 1956 (Pablo Casals, Eugene Istomin, Mieczysław Horszowski): Piano Trios: Brahms (no. 3) / Schumann (no. 2) / Mozart: Sonata, K. 376
45CD: Tel Aviv, 1964 / Ascona, 1972 (Gary Bertini, Edmond de Stoutz): Concertos: Pártos / Bach (BWV 1052R)
46CD: Edinburgh, 1968 / Paris, 1971 / Brussels, 1958 (István Kertész, Maurice Gendron, Marcel Gazelle): Britten / Ravel / Paganini / Szymanowski
47CD: Bath Festival Orchestra, 1964-1965: Stravinsky / Hindemith / Bartók / Corelli / Tippett
48CD: Mozart: Sonatas, K. 301, K. 376, K. 378 & K. 526
49CD: Beethoven: Sonatas nos. 7, 8 & “Kreutzer” / Rondo
50CD: Beethoven: Piano Trio “Ghost” / Sonatas nos. 3 & 10 / Schubert: Rondo in B minor
51CD: Sonatas: Brahms (no. 3) / Franck / Lekeu
52CD: Sonatas: Enescu (no. 3) / Pizzetti (no. 1) / Bach (BWV 1016)
53CD: Schumann: Sonata no. 2 / Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio
54CD: Sonatas: Brahms (nos. 1 & 3) / Beethoven (no. 10)
55CD: Sonatas: Beethoven (“Spring” & “Kreutzer”) / Brahms (no. 3)
56CD: Sonatas: Bartók (no. 1) / Enescu (no. 3) / Brahms: “Sonatensatz”
57CD: Sonatas: Schumann (no. 2) / Franck / Mozart (K. 526)
58CD: Beethoven: Sonatas nos. 7 & 10
59CD: Beethoven: Piano Trios op. 70, no. 1 “Ghost” & no. 2
60CD: Schubert: Piano Trios no. 1, “Sonatensatz” & Notturno
61CD: Brahms: Horn Trio / Piano Trio no. 2
62CD: Piano Trios: Beethoven (“Archduke”) / Schubert (no. 2)
63CD: Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio / Mozart: Piano Quartet, K. 478
64CD: Sonatas: Mozart (K. 379) / Elgar / Vaughan Williams
65CD: Mozart: Double Piano Concerto, K. 365 / Piano Concertos, K. 449 & K. 459
66CD: Mendelssohn: Double Concerto for violin and piano / Mozart: Triple Piano Concerto, K. 242
67CD: Beethoven: Piano Trio no. 3 / Piano Concerto no. 3 / Mozart: Sonatas, K. 481 & K. 526
68CD: Showpieces: Bazzini / Dvořák / Brahms / Debussy / Ravel / Rimsky-Korsakov / Wieniawski
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Yehudi Menuhin in his own words: “L'art et la science de l'enregistrement à cette époque...”
spoken vocals:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist)
Yehudi Menuhin1:03
2Yehudi Menuhin in his own words: “The art and science of recording at that time...”
spoken vocals:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist)
Yehudi Menuhin0:52
3Yehudi Menuhin in his own words: “Die Kunst und die Technik der Schallplatten Aufnahme...”
spoken vocals:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist)
Yehudi Menuhin1:13
4La Ronde des lutins, op. 25
piano:
Marcel Gazelle (Belgian classical pianist) (on 1934-09-28)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1934-09-28)
balance engineer:
George W. Deakin (engineer)
recorded at:
Studio Albert in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1934-09-28)
recording of:
Scherzo fantastique, op. 25 "La Ronde des lutins" (on 1934-09-28)
composer:
Antonio Bazzini (Italian violinist and composer) (in 1852)
part of:
Works of Antonio Bazzini by opus number (number: op. 25)
Antonio Bazzini4:16
5Slavonic Dance in G minor, op. 46 no. 2
piano:
Marcel Gazelle (Belgian classical pianist) (on 1936-02-22)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1936-02-22)
balance engineer:
Georges Cailly
recorded at:
Studio Albert in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1936-02-22)
recording of:
Slavonic Dance no. 1 in G minor (for violin and piano, Kreisler) (on 1936-02-22)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (in 1878)
arranger:
Fritz Kreisler (Austrian‐American violinist and composer)
arrangement of:
Slavonic Dances, op. 46, B. 83: No. 2 in E minor (Dumka)
Antonín Dvořák2:49
6Hungarian Dances: No. 1 in G minor
piano:
Marcel Gazelle (Belgian classical pianist) (on 1936-01-21)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1936-01-21)
balance engineer:
Georges Cailly
recorded at:
Studio Albert in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1936-01-21)
recording of:
Hungarian Dances: no. 1 in G minor (for violin and piano, Joachim) (on 1936-01-21)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
arranger:
Joseph Joachim (Hungarian violinist and composer)
arrangement of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 1, no. 1 in G minor: Allegro molto
part of:
Hungarian Dances (for violin and piano, Joachim)
Johannes Brahms2:52
7Hungarian Dances: No. 4 in B minor
piano:
Marcel Gazelle (Belgian classical pianist) (on 1936-02-22)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1936-02-22)
balance engineer:
Georges Cailly
recorded at:
Studio Albert in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1936-02-22)
recording of:
Hungarian Dances: No. 4 in F minor [trans. B minor] (for violin and piano, Joachim) (on 1936-02-22)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
arranger:
Joseph Joachim (Hungarian violinist and composer)
arrangement of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 1, No. 4 in F minor: Poco sostenuto – Vivace
part of:
Hungarian Dances (for violin and piano, Joachim)
Johannes Brahms3:47
8Hungarian Dances: No. 6 in B-flat
piano:
Marcel Gazelle (Belgian classical pianist) (on 1934-11-28)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1934-11-28)
balance engineer:
Georges Cailly
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1934-11-28)
recording of:
Hungarian Dances: No. 6 in D-flat major [trans. D major] (for violin and piano, Joachim) (on 1934-11-28)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
arranger:
Joseph Joachim (Hungarian violinist and composer)
arrangement of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 2, No. 6 in D-flat major: Vivace
part of:
Hungarian Dances (for violin and piano, Joachim)
Johannes Brahms3:55
9Hungarian Dances: No. 7 in A
piano:
Marcel Gazelle (Belgian classical pianist) (on 1936-01-21)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1936-01-21)
recorded at:
Studio Albert in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1936-01-21)
recording of:
Hungarian Dances: No. 7 in A major (for violin and piano, Joachim) (on 1936-01-21)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
arranger:
Joseph Joachim (Hungarian violinist and composer)
arrangement of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 2, No. 7 in A major: Allegretto – Vivo
part of:
Hungarian Dances (for violin and piano, Joachim)
Johannes Brahms2:02
10Hungarian Dances: No. 17 in F-sharp minor
piano:
Marcel Gazelle (Belgian classical pianist) (on 1936-01-21)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1936-01-21)
balance engineer:
Georges Cailly
recorded at:
Studio Albert in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1936-01-21)
recording of:
Hungarian Dances: No. 17 in F-sharp minor (for violin and piano, Joachim) (on 1936-01-21)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
arranger:
Joseph Joachim (Hungarian violinist and composer)
arrangement of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 4, No. 17 in F-sharp minor: Andantino – Vivace
part of:
Hungarian Dances (for violin and piano, Joachim)
Johannes Brahms3:04
11Hungarian Dances: No. 11 in D minor
piano:
Ferguson Webster (American pianist) (on 1938-03-21)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1938-03-21)
balance engineer:
Edward Fowler (engineer)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1938-03-21)
recording of:
Hungarian Dances: No. 11 in D minor (for violin and piano, Joachim) (on 1938-03-21)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
arranger:
Joseph Joachim (Hungarian violinist and composer)
arrangement of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 3, No. 11 in D minor: Poco andante
part of:
Hungarian Dances (for violin and piano, Joachim)
Johannes Brahms3:30
12Hungarian Dances: No. 12 in D minor
piano:
Ferguson Webster (American pianist) (on 1938-03-21)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1938-03-21)
balance engineer:
Edward Fowler (engineer)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1938-03-21)
recording of:
Hungarian Dances: No. 12 in D minor (for violin and piano, Joachim) (on 1938-03-21)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
arranger:
Joseph Joachim (Hungarian violinist and composer)
arrangement of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 3, No. 12 in D minor: Presto
part of:
Hungarian Dances (for violin and piano, Joachim)
Johannes Brahms2:18
13Préludes, Book 1 no. 8: La Fille aux cheveux de lin
producer:
Fred W. Gaisberg
piano:
Marcel Gazelle (Belgian classical pianist) (on 1935-12-21)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1935-12-21)
balance engineer:
Georges Cailly
recorded at:
Studio Albert in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1935-12-21)
recording of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117: VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin. Très calme et doucement expressif (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair, catch-all for arrangements) (on 1935-12-21)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1909-12 until 1910-02)
arrangement of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125: VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin. Très calme et doucement expressif (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair)
Claude Debussy2:32
14Pièce en forme de Habanera
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
piano:
Marcel Gazelle (Belgian classical pianist) (on 1943-04-06)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1943-04-06)
balance engineer:
Charles Anderson (engineer)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1943-04-06)
recording of:
Pièce en forme de habañera (for violin and piano, unspecified or one-time arranger) (on 1943-04-06)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer)
arrangement of:
Pièce en forme de habañera (original version for bass vocals and piano)
Maurice Ravel3:03
15Tzigane
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1932)
piano:
Artur Balsam (pianist) (on 1932-05-20, on 1932-05-23)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1932-05-20, on 1932-05-23)
balance engineer:
George W. Deakin (engineer)
recorded at:
Studio Albert in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1932-05-20, on 1932-05-23)
recording of:
Tzigane (for violin and piano) (in 1932-05)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1922 until 1924)
dedicated to:
Jelly d’Arányi
part of:
Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 76)
Maurice Ravel8:58
16Hora staccato
piano:
Hendrik Endt (pianist) (on 1939-03-14)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1939-03-14)
balance engineer:
Edward Fowler (engineer)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1939-03-14)
recording of:
Hora staccato (catch-all for arrangements) (on 1939-03-14)
composed in:
Romania
composer:
Grigoraș Dinicu (Romanian violin virtuoso and composer)
arrangement of:
Hora Staccato (dance for solo violin)
Grigoraș Dinicu2:12
17Perpetuum mobile, op. 5 no. 4
piano:
Hubert Giesen (pianist) (on 1930-12-11)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1930-12-11)
recorded at:
Queen's Small Hall: Studio C in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1930-12-11)
recording of:
Perpetuum mobile, op. 5 no. 4 (for violin and piano) (on 1930-12-11)
composer:
Ottokar Nováček (Violinist, composer)
part of:
8 Concert Caprices, op. 5
Ottokar Nováček2:40
18Guitarre, op. 45 no. 2
piano:
Artur Balsam (pianist) (on 1939-05-20)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1939-05-20)
balance engineer:
George W. Deakin (engineer)
recorded at:
Studio Albert in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1939-05-20)
recording of:
Guitarre, op. 45 no. 2 (catch-all for arrangements) (on 1939-05-20)
composer:
Moritz Moszkowski (German-Polish composer and pianist)
arrangement of:
Guitarre, op. 45 no. 2
Moritz Moszkowski3:25
19The Tsar's Bride: The Song of the Bride
piano:
Hubert Giesen (pianist) (on 1930-12-11)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1930-12-11)
recorded at:
Queen's Small Hall: Studio C in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1930-12-11)
recording of:
The Tsar's Bride: The Song of the Bride (for violin and piano, Franko) (on 1930-12-11)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer)
arranger:
Sam Franko
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov3:45
20The Tale of Tsar Saltan: The Flight of the Bumblebee
piano:
Artur Balsam (pianist) (on 1932-05-23)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1932-05-23)
balance engineer:
George W. Deakin (engineer)
recorded at:
Studio Albert in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1932-05-23)
recording of:
Flight of the Bumblebee (Rimski‐Korsakov work, catch‐all for arrangements) (on 1932-05-23)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer)
publisher:
Domaine public (refers to works that are in the public domain)
arrangement of:
Полёт шмеля (Flight of the Bumblebee, Flight of the Bumblebee; orchestral interlude between Tableaus 1 & 2 in Act III of The Tale of Tsar Saltan)
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov1:14
21Souvenir de Moscou, op. 6
piano:
Marcel Gazelle (Belgian classical pianist) (on 1936-01-21)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1936-01-21)
balance engineer:
Georges Cailly
recorded at:
Studio Albert in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1936-01-21)
recording of:
Souvenir de Moscou, op. 6 (on 1936-01-21)
composer:
Henryk Wieniawski (Polish composer and violinist) (in 1853)
part of:
Works of Henryk Wieniawski by opus number (number: op. 6)
Henryk Wieniawski7:54
22Notturno e Tarantella, op. 28
producer:
Fred W. Gaisberg
piano:
Marcel Gazelle (Belgian classical pianist) (on 1935-12-21)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1935-12-21)
recorded at:
Studio Albert in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1935-12-21)
recording of:
Nocturne and Tarantella, op. 28 (on 1935-12-21)
composer:
Karol Szymanowski (Polish composer) (in 1915)
part of:
Works of Karol Szymanowski by opus number (number: op. 28)
Karol Szymanowski8:47
69CD: Spanish Dances: Sarasate / Granados / Falla / Showpieces: Kreisler
70CD: Paganini: Concerto no. 1 / Caprices / La campanella
71CD: Prokofiev: Sonata no. 1 / Schubert: Fantasia / Lili Boulanger
72CD: Beethoven: The complete Sonatas with Louis Kentner (I) nos. 1, 2, 3 & 6
73CD: Beethoven: The complete Sonatas with Louis Kentner (II) nos. 7, 8 & 10
74CD: Beethoven: The complete Sonatas with Louis Kentner (III) no. 4, “Spring” & “Kreutzer”
75CD: Berlioz: Harold in Italy / Rêverie & Caprice / Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake / Sleeping Beauty
76CD: Brahms: String Sextets
77CD: Bartók: Concerto no. 1 / Viola Concerto / 6 Violin Duos / Rhapsodies
78CD: Berg: Concerto / Poulenc: Sonata / Debussy: Sonatas (violin / flute, viola & harp)
79CD: Arias: Handel / Bach / Songs: Beethoven / Rachmaninov (with Robert Merrill, Victoria de los Angeles, Janet Baker, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau)
80CD: Beethoven: Sonata no. 6 / Piano Concerto op. 61a
81DVD-Video: Concert Magic
82DVD-Video: Menuhin plays Mendelssohn: Mendelssohn / Brahms / Sarasate / Bazzini
83DVD-Video: Yehudi and Hephzibah Menuhin: Mozart / Bartók / Enescu / Mendelssohn
84DVD-Video: The Violin of the Century
85DVD-Video: “Do you realize how much I love music?” - Monsaingeon on Menuhin / Retour aux Sources. Yehudi Menuhin in the Soviet Union - First Episode
86DVD-Video: Yehudi Menuhin in Moscow
87DVD-Video: Retour aux Sources. Yehudi Menuhin in the Soviet Union - Second Episode / Yehudi Menuhin and Viktoria Postnikova in Leningrad
88DVD-Video: Retour aux Sources. Yehudi Menuhin in the Soviet Union - Third Episode / Yehudi Menuhin in Leningrad
89DVD-Video: Yehudi Menuhin and Viktoria Postnikova in Moscow / Tchaikovsky's Trio “In memory of a great artist”
90DVD-Video: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons / Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, op. 77
91DVD-Video: Conversations with Yehudi Menuhin - Mykonos, June 1994